Paris Hilton's Reaction During Plane Crash Prank Staged

In late June, Paris Hilton’s plane crash prank became viral. This week, documents showed that the whole prank was actually staged and that Paris was in on it from the very beginning. She was not even the first choice to star in the prank.

In the prank shot by an Egyptian TV show, the plane’s engines supposedly failed mid-flight, which caused some of the passengers, who were trained skydivers in disguise, to jump out of the plane to save themselves. Before the flight, a noxious scent was sprayed in the cabin to set the stage that there was something wrong with the engines.

Celebrity News portal TMZ acquired documents from "Ramez Wakel Elgaw" or "Ramez in Control," the Egyptian production company that instigated the prank. The paper showed that it offered other representatives of American personalities a substantial amount of cash to entice them to partake in the prank.

The document detailed how the events of the prank will flow from beginning to end, including the participation of the cast inside the plane. The said document stated how the celebrity guest’s funny reactions will be monitored. It also mentioned how the prank was sanctioned by Dubai officials, who were observing the show and providing security. The text assured that if the office of the crown office of Dubai, His Royal Highness Prince Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is contacted they will support the claim as the prince himself monitored “the progress of the project.”

The document may have been released by the production company to defend themselves from lawsuit since, according to the NY Daily News, the 34-year-old heiress allegedly consulted her lawyers to know if she had a case against them. Her legal team was reportedly angling for an emotional distress case.

Hilton maintained she was not in on the prank. When she was cornered by a TMZ cameraman on Beverly Hills on Wednesday, she stood by her claim that she only knew about the stunt when the show’s host, Egyptian actor Ramez Galal, told her. Sources said the production company offered a talent fee in the million dollar range for celebrities willing to fall out of the sky -- albeit temporarily -- in the spirit of good fun.

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